Resumen
The high order degree of the porous structure of anodic alumina membrane (consisting of a close-packed array of columnar hexagonal cells, each containing a central cylindrical pore normal to the surface), makes it an ideal template for fabrication of nanostructured materials, suitable for applications in optoelectronics, sensors, magnetic memories and electronic circuits. A variety of nanostructures (metals, alloys, semiconductors, oxides and polymers) with different morphologies (tubules, wires, rods) were fabricated by utilizing an anodic alumina membrane as a template using a sol-gel process, microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition, electrodeposition and electroless deposition.